gully

Definition of Gully in English :

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Noun

1. gully

deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gully

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noun plural -lies or -leys

1.

a channel or small valley, esp one cut by heavy rainwater

2. New Zealand

a small bush-clad valley

3.

a deep, wide fissure between two buttresses in a mountain face, sometimes containing a stream or scree

4. cricket

a.

a fielding position between the slips and point

b.

a fielder in this position

5.

either of the two channels at the side of a tenpin bowling lane

verb -lies, -lying or -lied

6. (transitive)

to make (channels) in (the ground, sand, etc)

noun plural -lies

Scottish

a large knife, such as a butcher's knife

Gully

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nounWord forms: plural ˈgullies

1.

a channel or hollow worn by running water; small, narrow ravine

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgullied or ˈgullying

2.

to make a gully or gullies in

nounWord forms: plural ˈgullies

British

a large knife

Gully

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n. pl. gul·lies

1. A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour.

2. A channel in the side of a mountain, especially one forming a path for avalanches or rockfall.

v. gul·lied, gul·ly·ing, gul·lies

v.tr.

To wear a deep ditch or channel in.

v.intr.

To form a deep ditch or channel.

n. pl. gul·lies
Chiefly British

A large knife.

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